The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Petitions and Reports, City En-
gneer on Street Paving.

The council met last night with a
full representation. Petitions consti-
tuted the first business Of the evening,
the first of which was Mrs. V. A. Ran
dali, Offering to sell the city lot on
Caruth street for school purposes for
$4,000. 1t had the endorsement Of the
school board and was referred.
r. ii. Adair, ola New York archi-
tectural firm, Offering to furnish plans
for the proposed city hall was feferr-
cd to TIE special buildin G committee.
r Committee reports being taken up
Mitchell on claims and accounts, re-
ported adversely on the following
bills, all of which were allowed
Lathrop e. Lathrop and j. c. Dodd,
for notorial services.
City Engineer Thatcher 1890 for
repairs paid OIL transit and level.
Mr.. Mitchell also reported adversely
on the claim of Charles Good for $50
tor horse killed by defective sew
err. The claim was not allowed, the
sewer in which the accident occurred
not being the city's property.
On health and education, Mr.. Cool.
ran reported favorably on the propo.
sition of c. j. Pittman & Co., to build
an artificial stone sidewalk in front Of
the high school building at So cents
per lineal foot. The report was adopt
ed, but afterwards reconsidered and
recommitted.
On streets and bridges, Mr.. Loeb
reported favorably on the petition of
ID. w. Howard TO ditch and grade
Sumpter street. adopted.
Same committeeman on the petition
OF Seth Miller and others to erect an
electric light plant, reported that the
company should submit to the council
2 notice of the character fthe'r plant
stating number of poles, etc., adopted
On the petition of j. b. Scruggs and
others asking that Jackson, Wood and
Young streets be graded so as to con-
form to the grade of Akard Avenue,
Mr.. Loeb reported favorably. The
report was afterwards withdrawn.
The following favorable reports
were submitted by Committeeman
Loeb and adopted by the council:
To grade San Jacinto street, the
cost to be betrayed from the subsidy.
payable by the Street Railway Com
pany to the city.
r. M. Cochrcll asking permission to
put,a switch on Broadway.
Fer the extention of the brick sewer
OH Hawkins street, across Bryant, be
extended 1875 feet around School
House No. 3, and to lead into Monte
yuma street. Contract for the same
let to Mr.. Figh at $3.50 per foot.
Mr.. Rauch, water commissioner re-
ported adversely OF proposition of
'Messrs. Bond and Kendall to sell the
city what is known as the Cedar Lake
property, adopted.
Mr.. Rauch reported favorably
on the petition of Mrs. Il.
Ia, Hawkins and others asking
that water mains be laid on
Canton and Mari on streets, adopted.
| City Engineer Thatcher submitted
q lengthy report on street paving and
road making quoting from other au-
thorities, the substance of which is
that the present plan of macadamiz-
ing is all right, and as good as can be
introduced, except that the roller for
packing the foundation and the gravel
and rock after laid is not heavy |
enough. He thinks that a roller of
sufficient weight would make all the
difference. On. the leading business
thoroughfares however he recon
mends bois dare on cement foun-
dation. The report was filed.
After adopting several resolutions
and an ordinance establishing rules
for the management OF the city water
works, and also an ordinance regulat-
Jug the erastiHR tf poles of telegraph,
W. Metric LIGHT compaDiee